County addresses gun violence as public health issue [signalscv.com]

Alicia Doktor 3/16/1812:00 PM

County supervisors are looking to change the way L.A. County responds to gun violence, by treating it as a public health issue.

A unanimously approved motion introduced by 3rd District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, and Mark Ridley-Thomas of the 2nd District, adds more control on guns in the county and starts a plan to create an Office of Violence Prevention.

The Department of Public Health and the county’s CEO Sachi Hamai have 90 days to create the plan that outlines staffing and resources need to create the new office. The plan will also look at the possibility of expanding the responsibility of the Injury and Violence Prevention Program.

[For more on this story by Skylar Barti, go to https://signalscv.com/2018/03/...public-health-issue/]

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